India launches 'Operation Sindoor', strikes 9 terrorist sites in Pakistan & POK

NEW DELHI: A fortnight after terrorists gunned down 26 civilians in J&K's Pahalgam, Indian forces struck at terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir early Wednesday, saying they had lived up to the "commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held responsible". "A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched 'Operation Sindoor', hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed," the government said in a statement early Wednesday."Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution."Multiple loud explosions were heard in several places in Pakistan and POK on Wednesday, Reuters reported. After the explosions, power was blacked out in Muzaffarabad, witnesses said. A spokesman for Pakistan's military told broadcaster ARY that India had attacked Pakistan with missiles in three places and that Pakistan would respond. Pakistan has vowed to retaliate against India attacks at "time and place of its own choosing", military said, reports AFP.